SONOMA, Calif. – Sonoma Raceway will
celebrate 50 years of racing during its 2019 race season, as the motorsports
facility hosts a full slate of on-track activity while looking back at its
incredible history in the Sonoma Valley.

The raceway kicked off its anniversary
celebrations earlier this year, marking the 50th anniversary of the
facility’s groundbreaking on Aug. 14, 1968. Paving was completed on the road
course in November of that year, and the raceway hosted its first non-spectator
event, an SCCA Enduro, on Dec. 1, 1968. The raceway went on to host its first
full season of racing in 1969, which included NHRA drag racing, AMA motorcycle
racing and SCCA road racing.

Today, the raceway unveiled its 50th
anniversary logo, which includes a nod to the raceway’s signature Sears Point
Raceway emblem. The 50th anniversary logo will be prominently
featured throughout the 2019 season, including merchandise and promotional
materials.

Honoring the raceway’s history and memorable
moments will be at the heart of the raceway’s efforts in 2019, including
celebrations to mark significant milestones in the raceway’s history, signature
celebrations at the raceway’s major events featuring drivers and legends, and
plenty of throwback images and memorabilia.

“Sonoma Raceway’s legacy over the last half
century covers the spectrum from iconic professional stars to thousands of
amateur enthusiast racers who have turned laps on our road course or
accelerated down the quarter-mile,” said Steve Page, Sonoma Raceway president
and general manager. “We look forward to celebrating with all of them in the
coming year, and honoring our incredible history.”

Race fans are invited to get in on the fun by
sharing their personal memories, stories and pictures from events at Sonoma
Raceway at www.sonomaraceway.com/50
or on social media using the hashtag #Race50noma.

On track, the 2019 major event schedule will be
highlighted by the 31st return of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 (June 21-23) and the 32nd NHRA
Sonoma Nationals (July 26-28).

The raceway announced earlier this year that
NASCAR will return to the circuit’s historic 12-turn,
2.52-mile road-course layout for the 2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350. The full
track layout incorporates the raceway’s signature sweeping downhill corner
known as “The Carousel.” The Carousel plunges from Turn 4, down through Turns 5
and 6 and navigates a more than 200-degree radius turn before dropping onto the
raceway’s longest straightaway into the Turn 7 hairpin.

The 2019 Sonoma Raceway calendar also features
a number of new events, including the Sonoma Speed Festival historic car races
(May 31-June 2) and the Blancpain GT World Challenge America Series (June 7-9),
as well as a number of fan favorites, including the NHRA Division 7 Drag Races,
presented by Korbel (July 17-21), MotoAmerica’s CycleGear Championship of
Sonoma (Aug. 10-11) and the CSRG Charity Challenge (Oct. 4-6). Make the Future
California Featuring Shell Eco-Marathon Americas (April 3-6) returns for the
second consecutive year.

For more information or to purchase tickets for
any of the 2019 events at Sonoma Raceway, visit www.sonomaraceway.com or call
800-870-7223.